This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I don't blanket my Fjords here in Fairbanks, Alaska, even at -50. They will have enough coat to keep them warm and it will fluff up to trap air....A blanket would only smash it down and wouldn't be as warm. Now if you are clipping them that is another story: Then you WOULD need to blanket. Since he has such a nice stall, He should keep plenty warm with just his own coat, and plenty of hay and warmed water.
Jean in Fairbanks, Alaska, where is still as warm as it is in Winona....... a record warm October here!
I know that this has probably been discussed before but what does everyone do about blanketing in the winter? We live in VT and this will be my first winter w/ my Fjord. He has lived in this area for years and was never blanketed before. He has access 24/7 to his shed which is more like a stall (three and 3/4 sided--there is an opening a little larger than a stall door). He likes it and sleeps in it at night.
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